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The Aboriginal Interpretive Trail at MacDonald Island Park is adding a dozen sculptures to its pathway. As par...
Madden-Hall and her son knew the injury was serious, and rang St John for help about 2.15pm. The 60-year-old waited in the cold, but the ambulance did not arrive, so she told her son to call again. An ambulance did show, but went to the other side of the mall to help another person, making Madden-Hall’s agonising wait even worse. A car ambulance finally arrived about 3.30pm – more than an hour after the incident. Madden-Hall said the paramedic told her she had a severe sprain and should go to Moorhouse Medical Centre to be X-rayed. The paramedic could not take her because their vehi...
“It just felt like something mechanical was grabbing at my foot, and it started stinging and felt like it was ripping.” As she fought to stay conscious she realised her foot had somehow become trapped in a sack barrow carrying plastic milk bottles. The young man in charge of the barrow apologised for the accident but left when a passing bus driver said it was probably nothing more than a sprain. But Madden-Hall and her son knew the injury was serious. STACY SQUIRES/Stuff Maureen Madden-Hall, from Ashburton, is recovering in Christchurch Hospital with a broken leg. Her son rang St Jo...
Premium Content Subscriber only The State Government is seeking regional representatives to join a Bruce Highway advisory body, as billions of dollars are spent on the 1677km stretch of road. Six positions are available at the Bruce Highway Trust Advisory Council for people who live anywhere along the highway north of Gympie and regularly use it, and are road safety or regional development experts. The trust was promised in 2017 and met twice last year to help shape three five-year plans for the highway, and the State Government is now expanding it to incorporate more regional voices. Bruce H...